Cardiovascular diseases ICVO) are the first cause Df morbidi1y and mortality af world levei. CVD appears mostly associafed to a group cf
Iodors such os hypertension, dyslipidemio, eleYoted plasmo glucose ond obesity, whose constellotion hos been nomed the metobolic
syndrome IMelSl. The purposes of lhis study were: 01 to determine the prevolence of MelS in o semple of Portuguese children ond odolescents
living in Madeiro Islond, ond bl which components ore the besI predidortsl of MelS in this somple.